Ched Evans: How events leading up to not guilty verdict unfolded

Former Wales player Ched Evans has been found not guilty of raping a woman in a North Wales hotel.
The 27-year-old has been facing a retrial at Cardiff Crown Court over allegations he raped the 19-year-old at Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, and was cleared by the jury shortly after 2.30pm today.
He was found guilty following a trial four years ago, but the conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal and a retrial ordered.
This is how events in the case unfolded:
- May 30, 2011 - Evans and his friend, footballer Clayton McDonald, have sex with a woman at the Premier Inn in Rhuddlan.
- May 31 -... read more

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